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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1982
Page
2
Former Justice Potter Stewart, 67, will teach and meet students at Yale University in New Haven next month. He will sit on a moot court panel and award the Thurman Arnold prize during his stay, continuing ties to his alma mater.
In dense fog near LaPlace Louisiana a Librian tanker carrying up to 85000 barrels of oil struck a tow boat pushing three barges. A 5 by 5 foot gash opened in the bow and crude oil spilled while a fire engulfed the tanker. One crewman injured and 200 families evacuated from St Charles and St John the Baptist parishes as Coast Guard worked to contain the spill.
Staff Sgt. William Tomlinson 25, AWOL from Plattsburgh AFB, told a military doctor he dreamed of killing a woman. He is jailed in Dallas on 30,000 bond for the murder of Regina Pruett, 21, whose body was found at her Dallas apartment with a cord around the throat and a pillow over the face.
Avalanche experts removed overhanging snow menacing rescue teams searching for seven missing at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows after a snowslide destroyed a two story workers' building and damaged the main lodge. At least three dead and four injured as rescuers used skis and dog sleds to reach victims.
High water on Butternut Limestone and Ninemile Creeks tested fishermen as wind and warm crosswinds thawed Green Lakes opening ice. Bob Holtz and Ed Christianson, both from Syracuse, landed six trophy rainbows at Green Lakes before sunrise. Catharine Creek’s Bill Vinty claimed a 5 lb 3 oz rainbow, leading the four day Bow Derby.
Albany AP report says Bethlem area workers retrieved between 1600 and 1800 dead birds after a farmer used parathion on corn to protect crops. Wildlife pathologist Ward Stone notes potential totals could reach 5600 and warns other wildlife may be harmed. the case is with the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. Birds identified include redwing blackbirds starlings purple grackles mourning doves cowbirds and song sparrows.
President Reagan stated a possible US Soviet summit this summer if Moscow bargains in good faith, signaling a shift in balance fears as critics press on defense budgets and tax cuts. He defended fiscal 1983 plans while saying he remains flexible and listening to critics about the economy.
Storms across the Midwest and East darken communities with flooding power outages and extensive damage. Tornadoes and heavy rains injure residents as advisories stretch from Arizona to the Great Lakes. Snow blankets Oregon and California resorts, while coast guard crews rescue fishermen amid shifting forecasts and flood warnings.
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